Journal of Intellectual Disability Research JidrSansom DT. Singh 1. Jawed SH. Mukherjee T. Elderly people with learning disabilities in hospital: a psychiatric study. Journui qffnreiiecritul D i s u b i l i ~Research 1994; 38:45-52....
Specialist nurses, such as learning disability liaison nurses and ward managers with specific responsibility to advocate on behalf of patients with learning difficulties, were recommended in the findings. They also called for investigations into practical and effective ways that the NHS could flag pati...
Individualizing Hospital Care for Children and Young People With Learning Disabilities: It's the Little Things That Make the Difference This ethnographic study sought parent, patient and staff views about the needs of children and young people with learning disability and their families dur... K Ou...
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This paper highlights the potential physical health problems of people with profound learning disability in a hospital population. Assessments were made under seven probable health care needs of this population. Uncomplicated Body Mass Index (BMI) <20 (underweight) was a common finding, but low Body...
B. There are too many patients in the psychology clinic. C. It’s hard to maintain the parent-child relationship. D. Why the hospital set up the learning difficulties clinic. 4. Which of the following about learning disabilities is true? A. ADHD is the most serious learning disability. B...
You cannot look at a child and tell if he or she has a learning disability. There is no outward sign of the disorder. So some researchers began looking at the brain itself to learn what might be wrong. In one study, researchers examined the brain of a learning-disabled person, who had...
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The purpose of the present paper is to explore issues related to learning disability and offending behaviour in 19th- and early 20th-century Ireland. More specifically, this paper presents original, previously unpublished case material from the archival medical records of the Central Mental Hospital, ...
In addition, where one learning disability arises, other challenges may come along with it, such as anxiety disorders. Erickson-Tomaino’s 5-year-old daughter has already received occupational therapy to improve handwriting for dysgraphia, which makes handwriting and fine motor skills difficult. Now...